Facebook Embeds ‘Hidden Codes’ To Track Who Sees And Shares Your Photos
Facebook has been accused (again) of tracking user photos through hidden embedded codes. As the social media giant finalizes the […]
The ugly side of Facebook’s pivot to privacy is starting to show
It’s been four months now since Facebook announced its intention to invest more heavily in private groups and messaging, and […]
Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the FTC. It Faces Many More.
The social network may have escaped restrictions and financial bruising with the F.T.C.’s settlement, but its pain is just beginning […]
Facebook’s FTC fine will be $5 billion—or one month’s worth of revenue
The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook have reportedly agreed on a $5 billion fine that would settle the FTC’s privacy […]
Facebook tries to make ad targeting explanations more useful
Facebook has been adding new tools to provide more transparency about why users are seeing certain ads and content (and […]
Facebook’s face recognition software should worry us.
Facebook holds “the largest facial dataset to date”—powered by DeepFace, Facebook’s deep-learning facial recognition system. Policymakers and experts are now […]
Germany fines Facebook for under-reporting complaints
German authorities have fined Facebook 2 million euros for under-reporting complaints about illegal content on its social media platform in […]
Facebook usage falling after privacy scandals
Since April 2018, the first full month after news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke in the Observer, actions on […]
Facebook fined by Italian DPA €1M over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Italy’s privacy regulator fined Facebook €1 million Friday for violations connected to the Cambridge Analytica scandal — the largest fine […]
Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to […]
Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of hate speech on its platform to […]
Facebook and Google could be forced to tell you how much your data is worth under new US legislation
Tech companies like Facebook and Google could be forced to reveal how much individual users’ data is worth to them […]